Mechanism for index-marking cards or sheets



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April s 1924.

E. A. HEMPHILL MECHANISM FOR INDEX MARKING CARDS 0R SHEETS Filed .iglyv, 192.2

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s recaen EDWARD A; EEMPHILL, JERSEY C'lff, .NEv JERSEY.

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To all whomt may' concern.' p

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. Hniwrrninn, a citizen or the UnitedStates, residing at Jersey City, in the county Hudson-'and State of N ewJersey, have made certain new and useful improvements in Mechanism forlndex-Marlring Cardsor Sheets, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to devices for malring index indications in cardsor sheets, and more particularly to a novel punch and cooperatinginterchangeable Vguides for making indexing cuts in cards or sheets.

Objects and advantages oit' the invention will be set forth in parthereinafter and in part will be obvious herefrom, Vor may be learned bypractice with the invention, the same being realized and attained bymeans ol:l the instrumentalities and combinations pointed out intheappended claims.

The 'invention consists in the novel partis,

constructions, arrangements, combinations and improvements herein shownand described.

' The accompanying drawings, referred to herein and constituting a parthereof, illustrate oneembodiment of the invention, and together with thedescription, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

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Fig. l is a plan View or" one form of the cooperating guides and showingthe punch in horizontal section on the line 1 1 of Fg- 6;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l and showingV another of theinterchangeable guides in use; n' Y Y Y Y Figs. 3 and are viewssimilarto Fig. 2 but showing diilerent spacing of the indicating markson t-he guides and index cards or sheets, to suit the different spacingor positioning ofthe index cuts in the card;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to the preceding viewsbut showing Ta dilerentmarking on the guides and cards; and l Fig. Gis an elevation looking atthe preceding igures frein the left and showing the punch in fullelevation. f The vinvention comprises a punch and cooperating andinterchangeable guides for cutting index marks inthe edges of cardsorsheets. The 'punch and plurality of guides are inter-related, so as tomake cuts of diderent depths or sizes and positions, to constitutedifferent indexing signiiica- 1922. Serial No. 573,507.

tions, such Yfor..example Yas'cuts of dilferent depths to dil'erentiatebetween` classes land suo-classes, and withy such di'erent'jdepths orcuts variably positioned along the card indicate any desired one of,ajplurality' of classes, or any -desiredone Olnaplurality ofsubclasses. Such Vanindexed .card and fed vcard system: are shownV andde-V scribe1 in my copending application Ser.

centrally and at the rear thereof, isa'vertically disposed andpreferably rectangular standard or support 2 for the punch mechaniSIn. Yl i j 1 ln the base-' is the die member S-lfor eiliecting, with thepunch, the index cuts in the cards or sheets, these cuts being pref-Verably made in the edges of the `cards or sheets.` vCooperatingtherewith 1s a punch Y member d, .vertically reciprocably mounted in'guides j'and G, lined vto and extendingY A horizontally outwardly fromthe standard or support 2; rlhe punch and die as shown are adapted tomake a V-shaped. cut in the edge of the lcard Vor sheetf rlhe punchmember is provided'withl a head orhandle 7, and is resiliently held ininoperative position by a helical spring v8,

which is seated on the guiding member G and is in compression betweenthat member and a washer 9, encircling theV punch,and held in placelongitudinally by a pin l0, VwhichV is fastened in and projects out fromthe punch il. The guide 5 c oacts with the pin 10 to form a stop for thepunch against the` pressure of its spring.

ln the forni of guides shown inV F igs. l

and 2,v they are designed VVto mark .theirespective months as classes,and the days of the month as sub-classes -under the various classes ormonth. ln this'embodiment, theV cut for the class is appreciably deeperVthan the out for the sub-class, this difference in Y relatively movableguide for variably locating said cut along the card or sheet.

3. A mechanism for index marking cards or sheets comprising a punch, aguide in predetermined position relatively to the punch for positioningan edge of the cards or sheets to receive an indexing notch of a desireddepth, and a cooperating and relatively movable guide for variablylocating said cut along the card or sheet, the last named guide beingmovable perpendicularly to the hrst-named guide.

A. A mechanism for index marking cards or sheets comprising a punch,interchangeable guides adapted to pass into respective predetermined,but dilferent positions relatively to the punch, for correspondinglyvariably positioning an edge of the cards or sheets relatively to thepunch, to receive indexing cuts therein of corresponding difference insize, and a cooperating guide rel-v atively movable to position the cutsaid edge of the card or sheet.

5. A mechanism for index marking cards or sheets comprising a punch,interchangeable guides adapted to pass into respective predetermined,but different positions relav along i tively to the punch, forcorrespondingly variably positioning an edge of the cards or sheetsrelatively to the punch, to receive indexing cuts therein ofcorresponding difference in size, and a cooperating guide relativelymovable perpendicularly to the first named guide to position the cutalong said edge of the card or sheet.

6. A mechanism for punching an index guide.

7 A mechanism for notching index cards along one edge, comprising apunch, a guide normally fixed'in relation to the punch, and a slide,movable along the guide, against which the card is placed, the positionofthe slide on its guide determining the position of the notch in thecard.

8. A mechanism for punching index cards Which are provided With classindicating markings along one edge thereof, comprising a punch, a guidenormally fixed in relation to the punch, and provided'with Vsimilarclass indicating markings, a slide movable along the guide against whichthe card is placed, the position of the slide indicating on the guide amarking corresponding to the marking that is to be punched in the card.v

9. A mechanism for punching index cards which are provided With classindicating markings along one edge thereof, comprising a punch, a guidenormally fixed in relation to the punch, and provided With *similarclass indicating marks, but Which are reversely arranged as comparedwith the markings on the cards, a slide movable along the guide againstwhich the card is placed, the position ofy the slide indicating on theguide a marking corresponding to the marki ing that is to be punched in,the card.

In testimony whereof, I have signed myname to this specification.

EDWARD A. HEMPHILL.

